- Highlight or underline important points as you read your notes or text.
- Summarise topics under headings.
- Use dot points.
- Diagrams are useful to summarise concepts.
- Tables are good for comparisons.
- Create summary sheet for quotes, characters and relationships, place and settings, or examples.
- Revise and develop vocabulary for each text.
- Read responses that you wrote earlier in the year and your teacher's feedback on them.
- Create mnemonic devices to remember e.g. Clever Little Tom Invented Many Versions = characters, language, turning points, imagery, metaphors and viewpoints
- Form a small study group with friendswho are willing to work and keep you on track.
- Write as many practise responses that you can.